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PATENTED JAN. 16, 1906.

A. A. QUICK. SASH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25. 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SASH-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1906.

Application filed July 25,1905. Serial No. 271,174.

T0 at whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. QUICK, acitizen of the United States, residing at Brushycreek, in the county of Anderson, State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sash-Holders and I do here by declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to windows, and more particularly to sash-holders therefor, and has for its object to provide a holder by means of which a sash may be maintained at different points of its movement and which will be so constructed that it may be manufactured at a low figure.

Another object is to provide a holder including few parts, so that breakage or derangement of the device will not be likely to occur.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following specification, which describes an embodiment of the present invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is an'elevation of a window provided with the present invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the latch member attached, the member bing shown in section.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of rack-bar. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the latch-casing.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a window-sash 5, slidably mounted in a frame 6, and to the latter there is secured a vertical rack-bar 7, extending inwardly over the sash. A latch member 8 is secured to the sash adjacent to the rack-bar, and this member consists of a metallic plate bent to form a body portion including spaced front and rear sides 9 and 10, respectively, and a connecting bottom piece 11. The side portions 9 and 10 are provided with registering perforations 9 and 10 adjacent to their lower ends and near their rearward edges 12, and these side portions are also provided with alining perforations 13 and 14, respectively, adjacent to their upper ends. Attaching-screws 15 and 16, respectively, are disposed in the pairs of alining perforations and are engaged in the wood of the sash 5, the screw 16 lying in the perforations 13 and 14 and being also engaged in an opening 17 formed in a forwardly and rearwardly extending dog 18, adjacent to the forward end thereof.

A strap-spring 19 is engaged at its lower end with the screw 15, which lies between the perforations 9 and 10, and a pin 20 is engaged at its ends in the side portions9 and 10 and receives thereagainst the spring 19, which extends upwardly forwardly of this pin 20 and rests at its upper end against the dog 18 forwardly of the pivot-point thereof to hold the dog with its upper forward corner extending beyond the forward edges of the portions 9 and 10 and in position for engagement of this corner between any pair of teeth of the rack-bar 7. It will thus be seen that when the dog is engaged with the rack-bar the sash is held against movement and the rearwardly extending portion of the dog forms a finger-piece which may be moved in the direction of the frame to move the dog against the action of the spring 19 and out of engagement with the rack-bar. By reason of the fact that the upper forward corner of the dog is engaged with the rack-bar the dog is held against movement out of engagement with the bar by the weight of the sash, for the reason that downward movement of the sash would cause this corner of the dog to move in an are, thus forcing the sash against the oppositeside of the frame and preventing further downward movement thereof. 7

By reason of the fact that the pivot-pin of the dog 18 is located adjacent to its forward end the rearward portion thereof overbalances the forward portion to hold the latter normally in engagement with the rack-b ar, in which it is aided by the spring.

What is claimed is- As an article of manufacture, a windowsash lock comprising a body portion formed of a metallic plate bent to form parallel side portions and a connecting bottom piece and having alining pairs of perforations formed in the side portions adjacent to the upper and lower ends thereof, attaching screws engaged in the pairs of perforations, a dog pivoted upon one of the attaching-screws and extending oppositely beyond the body portion, one end of said dog being heavier than the other, a spring engaged with the other screw and a pin engaged 111 the side portions above the last-named screw, said sprin resting against the pin and against the dog to hold the latter against downward movement of its lighter end. 10 In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' ALBERT A. QUICK. Witnesses:

O. F. MALNER, H. A. Pnrs. 

